REDUCTIONISM


Meaning of REDUCTIONISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈdək-shə-ˌni-zəm ]

noun

Date: 1943

1. : explanation of complex life-science processes and phenomena in terms of the laws of physics and chemistry ; also : a theory or doctrine that complete reductionism is possible

2. : a procedure or theory that reduces complex data and phenomena to simple terms

• re·duc·tion·ist -sh(ə-)nist noun or adjective

• re·duc·tion·is·tic -ˌdək-shə-ˈnis-tik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.